I’m a Full-Stack Software Engineer with 3+ years building mission-critical emergency command-and-control web applications at Valcom, and a former Coding Dojo instructor who’s guided cohorts of 50+ students. Powered by a Film & Theater background, I blend creative leadership with deep technical expertise in TypeScript, React, Node.js, and more.

Jan 2022 — Present

Valcom · Full-Stack Developer

Architected and maintained an Express/React emergency management platform; led code reviews and mentorship.

Dec 2020 — Jan 2024

Coding Dojo · Instructor (Full-Stack & Cybersecurity)

Fostered hands-on problem-solving in cohorts of 50+; guided students through Java, Python, and security bootcamps.

Aug 2018 — Oct 2019

ScoreShuttle · Team Lead, Customer Service

Led a team supporting logistics software; optimized support workflows and SLA compliance.

Jan 2017 — Aug 2018

Docupop · Senior Student Loan Debt Coordinator

Managed high-volume loan portfolios; built custom tools to automate reconciliation processes.

Aug 2016 — Jan 2017

Hibrid Solar · Sales Operations

Drove CRM integrations and process automation to streamline sales workflows and reporting.

  • Personal Website — Responsive HTML/CSS portfolio showcasing my experience and design sensibility.
  • edgarsdzgz_site — Modern React & TypeScript front end with interactive components and clean architecture.
  • recommend2me — Full-stack Node.js/TypeScript app for capturing & organizing personal recommendations.
  • RTK Query Demo — Illustration of efficient data fetching and cache management in React.
  • Banking API — Secure RESTful service built with Express, TypeORM & TypeScript.

TypeScript · JavaScript · React · Redux Toolkit · Node.js · Express · TypeORM · PostgreSQL · MySQL · Python · Django · Flask · Spring Boot · REST APIs · HTML · CSS · Git · Docker

  • San Diego State University — B.A. Film & Media Arts
  • Coding Dojo — Full-Stack Web Dev Certificate (Java & Python), Top of Class

I’m always looking for new challenges where I can leverage my blend of creative leadership and full-stack expertise. Feel free to reach out—let’s build something great together.

edgar.s.dzgz@gmail.com | (619) 750-4888 | LinkedIn | GitHub